Beyond The Pale
Closet Brewing in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.16
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at the big swally. Pours deep brown, nose is piney, roasty, taste is bitter, roasted, pine, some fruit. 7
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 11:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Draft at Mother Kelly's Bethnal Green, London, 21 Nov 2025) Dark brown colour, almost black, with frothy beige head. Malty, roasted, hoppy nose with coffee, citrus, grapefruit and pine needles. Malty, roasted, hoppy taste with notes of coffee, citrus, grapefruit, chocolate, pine needles, mint and a generous citric/piney bitterness. Medium body, dry. Hoppy and well made black IPA. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mother Kelly’s Tap Room Bethnal Green (E2)
on 22 Feb 2026
at 14:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from Leith Bottle Shop - Opaque black body with a mad tan head. Slightly roasted malts in the nose, some coffee, burnt citrus. Long citrus finish.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2025
at 20:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Hive. Pours dark brown with a thick tan head. Aromas of light roast, pine and citrus. Taste is berries, pine, roast again. Bitter finish.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2025
at 10:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Prost had run out of Unity's Black IPA so they sent me a replacement from the opposite end of the country:) Chocolate brown. Thick foamy beige head. The aroma is quite probably fridge jetlagged. However it does rise to the snozz challenge - herbal, coffee, sharp fruit and berries. Tangy fruit and berries. Followed by a bitter resinous coffee (is that a thing?). Light-medium bodied. Slick to oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation, although it's somewhat relaxed. Dry somewhat astringent finish. Perky.
Tried
from Can
from
Prost! Bottle Shop
on 07 Feb 2025
at 23:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Against The Grain. Dark brown body with a tan head. Low carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of pine and caramel. Flavour of orange pith and grapefruit with a bitter, hoppy finish. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Piney and hoppy, very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2023
at 22:52